Joey Essex wannabe Sam Barton set to enter Big Brother 2015

A Joey Essex wannabe is reportedly entering the Big Brother House when the show returns in the summer

Sam Barton is reported entering the Big Brother House for the sixteenth series, after his agent confirmed his appearance. The agent confirmed that he had been in talks with show producers and owners of the format, Endemol, to get Sam on the show.

Sam’s agent Barry Tomes said: “Sam has been in talks with lots of TV programmes including Big Brother but we are unable to confirm anything at the moment,” Barry Tomes is the same agent who looks after former CBB housemate White Dee.

Sam has been dubbed the male Josie Cunningham, after he was given a £5,000 nose job on the NHS. Sam racked up almost £35,000 of debt in just 4 years then declared himself bankrupt after lavish nights out and having cosmetic surgery to look like former TOWIE star Joey Essex.

Meanwhile, reports suggest that Big Brother could be returning to our screens early than usual, with a May launch on the cards. Big Brother has launched in June since Big Brother 2008, but reports suggest that bosses are looking at making the launch earlier, to create more of a gap between Big Brother and the summer edition of Celebrity Big Brother.